Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-12-31
HOME AND COAST.
Matters Of Lively Interest to the
General Reader.
Phoebe is complaining of cold weathe,

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Sleigh bells were merrily jingling yester.
day,
Some of our saloons were we'll patron.
lied during Christmas.
Hale & Norcross bullion valued at S., 562
was shipped to San Francisco Dec. Is.
Thirty.six mining locations were made in
Eureka District during the current year.
Truckee river ice men will harvest about
rs, 600 tons of ice this season, worth $50,
600.
There were quite a number of prospec.
tors in town from the mines for the holt
days.
will meet at Winnemucca on the Sd of
January.
Operationsin the Ma Alta mine at Typo
are progressing satisfactorily and good ore
is encountered daily.
John Christopher, the clerk at Capron's
drug store, denies that he scalded his foot
last Monday evening.
The Wardner News maintains that Caur
d'Alene is on the eve of the greatest boom
known in modern times.
Fred Neitzel, a saloon proprietor at Ia.
coma, w. T., was killed by a concealed
burglar, December %.
The mill at Reveille is still running on
t~ailings, and regular bullion shipments are
made by VIM r. Norris.
The shooting tournament at Ruby Hill
takes place to-day, and there will be lots
of fun for all who attend it.
R. Sadler & Go. have removed their of.
fee to the front Of the Mannheim building,
adjoining their Drincinal store.
We are indebted to Hon. Jas. P. Kim
ball, Director of the United States MINIS
at Washington, for his report for 1887.
The teams of A. Muir Il 70. and George
Paul left during the week with lumber,
machinery and merchandise for Seligman.
We are in receipt of Scribner's Magazine
for January, 1888. 1t is particularly
interesting and full Of good literary read
ing.
The fish car of the. Government is dis
tributing carp in New Mexico and Arizona.
It will probably get around this way en-
route for home.
The mild weather enjoyed the first days
of the week was succeeded by heavy wind,
sleet, hail and snow, which lasted at inter-
walls until we went to press.
Chas. King, editor of the Frisco (Utah)
Times, was convicted at Beaver. Utah,
Dec. % of criminal libel, and sentenced to
pay a fine of 800 and costs, amounting to
about $50 more.
The Minnie Moore mine in Wood River.
Idaho, has been shut down, the grade Of
ore being too low to be converted into bull
ion proftably on account of the high
freight OF coal.
The drop in the produc. of the Drum
Lummon mine, Montana, from 5000, COO in
previous months to $110,0 900 in November,
is alleged to be due to the deterioration in
quality of the ore.
The hosting works Of the Onondago
mine, Phoebe, were blown to atoms the
other day by the explosion of IL sticks of
giant powder placed under the stove to
thaw. The old story.
News has come to the Carson Land
Office within the past few days that the
United States Land Office has just ap-
proved of the selections Of 80, 200 acres
more of Nevada lands.
The London Mining Journal anticipated
a rise of 60 per cent from the value of that
metal, on December 8, 1887. Common
pig lead at that date was quoted at Els los
and an advance Of 60 per cent would bring
it up to EOS Is.
The installation of the officers Of Eu-
rekn Lodge No. ~, I. o. o. f., will
take place at their hall next Wednes-
acy e~en;ns. o@oial ne.ion Of which may
be seen under the head of New To-day"
The owners in the Star Mining and
Smelling Company of Union ind it diff
cult to agree. This is a great pity, as
nothing can be done in that camp until all
difficulties are settled, and the property
put into the hands of moneyed men.
The Lyon County Times declares that
Virginia City is the l~iveliest camp on the
Coast. We believe you, and it is likely to
continue so for some years. The low grade
ores of the Comstock may not yield large
dividends to stockholders but they furnish
employment to a n army of men, all the
anne
Beatifc Lodge No. Z, Knights Of Pyth-
las, give notice under the head of New
To-day" thst their regular meetings will
be held at their Castle Hall every. Friday
evening at z o'clock. S%ojourning brothers
are invited to attend. Their installation
of officers for the ensuing term will take
place next Friday evening.